Elements ofMetropoliscan be found in itssubtle Marxist themes and its industrial-heavy, highly imaginative production design.
They’re small elements, but the influence is evident nonetheless.
The movie is campy, fresh, and delighted to be as over-the-top as it is.
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It’s this vast world that makesThe Fifth Elementone ofthe most rewatchable sci-fi flicks of the ’90s.
It wasTim Burtonwho started to change that with his adaptation of the Caped Crusader.
Of course, this Gotham wouldn’t look the way it does withoutMetropolis.
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However, Lang’s influence is clear in the film’s thematic and narrative core.
Between them lies Julia, Franklyn’s daughter, whose loyalty is divided between her father and her beloved.
The fact of the matter is thatMegalopolisis strikingly reminiscent ofMetropolis, and not just because their titles sound alike.
In multiple ways,Blade Runnerisjust as influential asMetropolis, with the passage of time only increasing its standing.
There are lots of Expressionist influences and thematic parallels of class struggle, rebellion, and dehumanization betweenBrazilandMetropolis.
In certain spots,Brazileven feels like an update ofMetropolis’s intellectual concernsfor more modern audiences.
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